David Robinson vs. Garfield Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Garfield Smith and David Robinson that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

David Robinson

vs.

Garfield Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
David Robinson: 1989-90 to 2002-03
Garfield Smith: 1970-71 to 1971-72

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships David Robinson 2 Garfield Smith 0

NBA Seasons David Robinson 14 Garfield Smith 2

Playoffs Played David Robinson 12 Garfield Smith 1

All-Star Games David Robinson 10 Garfield Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP David Robinson 1 Garfield Smith 0

All-NBA First Team David Robinson 4 Garfield Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) David Robinson 10 Garfield Smith 0

All-Defensive 1st Team David Robinson 4 Garfield Smith 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) David Robinson 8 Garfield Smith 0

Defensive Player of The Year David Robinson 1 Garfield Smith 0 *

Scoring Leader David Robinson 1 Garfield Smith 0

Rebounds Leader David Robinson 1 Garfield Smith 0

Blocks Leader David Robinson 1 Garfield Smith 0 *

Rookie of The Year David Robinson 1 Garfield Smith 0

* Notes: Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Robinson 21.1 Garfield Smith 2.7

Rebounds Per Game David Robinson 10.6 Garfield Smith 2.1

Assists Per Game David Robinson 2.5 Garfield Smith 0.3

Steals Per Game David Robinson 1.4 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game David Robinson 3.0 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points David Robinson 20,790 Garfield Smith 168

Total Rebounds David Robinson 10,497 Garfield Smith 132

Total Assists David Robinson 2,441 Garfield Smith 17

Total Steals David Robinson 1,388 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Blocks David Robinson 2,954 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Games David Robinson 987 Garfield Smith 63

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Robinson .518 Garfield Smith .385

3-Point Percentage David Robinson .250 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage David Robinson .736 Garfield Smith .322

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Robinson 29.8 (1994) Garfield Smith 2.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game David Robinson 13.0 (1991) Garfield Smith 2.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game David Robinson 4.8 (1994) Garfield Smith 0.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game David Robinson 2.3 (1992) Garfield Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game David Robinson 4.5 (1992) Garfield Smith - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Robinson 18.1 Garfield Smith 0.5

Rebounds Per Game David Robinson 10.6 Garfield Smith 0.3

Assists Per Game David Robinson 2.3 Garfield Smith 0.0

Steals Per Game David Robinson 1.2 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game David Robinson 2.5 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points David Robinson 2,221 Garfield Smith 2

Total Rebounds David Robinson 1,301 Garfield Smith 1

Total Assists David Robinson 280 Garfield Smith 0

Total Steals David Robinson 151 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Blocks David Robinson 312 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Games David Robinson 123 Garfield Smith 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Robinson .479 Garfield Smith .200

3-Point Percentage David Robinson .100 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage David Robinson .708 Garfield Smith .000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Robinson 25.8 (1991) Garfield Smith 0.5 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game David Robinson 14.1 (1998) Garfield Smith 0.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game David Robinson 4.0 (1993) Garfield Smith 0.0 (1972)

Steals Per Game David Robinson 1.8 (2000) Garfield Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game David Robinson 4.0 (1990) Garfield Smith - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.